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“I’m so happy for you.”
“Will you move in with us?”
“You think Cammie would be okay with that?”
“I’ll talk to her, but I have a feeling she’ll want you there, too. She loves you. She just might want Hunter to live there, too.”
I laughed. “I think Abby would have something to say about that.”
“I want to share my life with you. I know you like living here because it’s close to work, but I don’t want to have to leave you at the end of the night. I want you to be part of my life in every way.”
For the last few weeks, I’d questioned everything. My house was a haven after my divorce, but now it felt empty. Nothing was holding me back. “I’d love that.”
“You would?”
“Were you expecting a fight?” I asked, swaying a little toward him.
“Honestly? Yeah, I was. You’re strong and independent. But I was prepared to convince you.”
“Hmm. Maybe I should have held out for that.”
“You like to keep me on my toes,” he said.
“Someone has to. You’ve always been cocky.”
“I like to think of it as healthy confidence.” We laughed softly.
Staring at his face, I said, “I’m ready for the next stage of my life. The one I share with you.”
He lowered his head, kissing me under the streetlight. It was soft and sweet. A promise of a life together. I pressed myself against him, wanting that with every fiber of my being.
He pulled back slightly, resting his forehead against mine. “I want that, too.”
We were on the same page. We wanted the same things. I would never have thought that the boy who drove me crazy would end up being my future.
I was nervous to see Brooke’s parents at the all-star game. I knew them when we lived down the street, but we weren’t close. Brooke and I tended to be wrapped up in each other when we ran into each other on the street.
I saw Abby and Brooke sitting together by the long fence on the field. Today we were playing on Field #1, which had dugouts and a fence surrounding it. Cammie ran ahead of me to meet Brooke.
I followed more slowly, smiling when Brooke turned to see me. “You made it.”
“I told you we were coming.” I was a little worried Cammie would get upset and change her mind, but she wanted to support her friend, Hunter.
“Can I get something from the snack shack?” Cammie asked.
I handed her a couple of dollars and watched as she ran to the building and got in line.
“She’s handling it okay,” Brooke said while I set up my chair next to hers.
“She wanted to support Hunter.”
“It’s so sweet they’re friends,” Abby said.
“I think so, too.”
“Ben, these are my parents, Joel and Louisa Langley.”
I leaned over to shake their hands. “It’s nice to meet you.”
